1 half and two quarters. A Harry Potter Story

Chapter 8

"Welcome to Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry." I smiled. It was the first of September and the school was gathered in the great hall. The first years had just been sorted into there houses so Professor dumbledore stood up and greeted us as Professor McGonagall took the sorting hat away. Dumbledore read out the start of term announcements, quidditch practices, forbidden forest being out of bounds, all the usual stuff. The only thing different from last year was that the third floor corridor wasn't mentioned and a new teacher was sitting at the staff table. Dumbledore introduced him as Professor Lockheart and I sensed many girls sigh dreamily. "So tuck in and enjoy our wonderful feast." He waved his wand and then food appeared all along the table. I was at the end of the table in my usual place I looked at the roasted lamb and smiled. 

After everyone had finished eating Dumbledore stood up and dismissed us all. I stood up and walked away, going towards my common room excited to finally be able to use and practise magic again. 

Time skip.

Dear diary

So it turns out that Harry Potter and his friend Ronald Weasley weren't at the feast or on the Hogwarts express because they decieded to fly a flying car to Hogwarts. My uncle, Professor Snape, wanted to expel them but their head of house Professor McGonagall didn't. It was suppose to be a secret but somehow everyone found out, I think Peeves might be to blame for that. By permission of my head of house, Professor Flitwick, and Professor Snape I am being allowed extra lessons with Professor Snape so he can continue to teach me how to brew Wolfsbane. I am nowhere near being able to make it though. I'm still learning and how to actually make the potion itself. 

Also one of the new Ravenclaws, a dirty blonde haired girl called Luna loovegood, is a very strange girl. I've passed her several times in the Ravenclaw common room reading a magazine, by the name of Quibble, upside down. She often said strange things mentioning strange creatures like Nargles. Some of the older Ravenclaws like to bully her and hide her stuff but it always ends up being being found. Halloween is in three days and nothing particularly exciting has happened yet, however I always get this strange feeling whenever I pass a small ginger Gryffindore in the corridors. It feels lot like it did with Professor Quirrel. Other than that everyone else seems normal. Right now it's a Sunday and Hagrid has invited me down for lunch.

Until next time. 

Reginald Kipp. 

I closed my diary and, grabbing my bags with Loki on my shoulder, I left my room and started making my way down. I coughed feeling the familiar pre-full moon sickness with me. Every full moon there's a three day period where I feel ill and crave meat mainly. So far I've managed to stay in lessons but I can tell that the teacher said try and ease my workload. 

"Reginald, You've came, come in come in." I smiled at the massive man standing in front of me. I entred his hut and sat down Loki jumping off my shoulders as fang ran towards me. "Calm down fang." Fang was energetic as he jumped at me. I gave a little laugh and stroked his head. 

"So Hagrid how have you been." He smiled. 

"Good an you." 

"Ok, But it's getting closer to the moon and I can feel it's effects." Hagrid grin faded, he nodded.

"Tough life, be'in a werewolf in it." I nodded. 

"Well lucky you 'ave you Wolfsbane potion." I nodded. "So how's making it coming along." I frowned.

"Not too well. I keep and messing up the timing of adding certain ingredients, My uncle is a good teacher though." Hagrid nodded. 

"Yeah, best potions master I'ave ever know, well apart from Dumbledore though." I nodded. Hagrid often talks highly of Dumbledore. Must be something he did for him a long time ago. "Well its time you go back now." I looked at my watch I had,only been talking to Hagrid for a couple minutes.

"Why do you need to do something?" Hagrid nodded. 

"Well goodbye then." Then I stood up and left.

Time skip Halloween 

Dear diary

Mrs Norris has been petrified today. And the attacker had painted a message on the wall saying that 

The chamber of secrets has been opened . Enemies of the Heir beware 

I don't know what the chamber of secrets is but Hermione managed to get Professor Binns to tell up a bit about it. From what he said it contains a monster left by Salazar Slytherin when he left the school after an argument with the other founders.

I sighed as I put my diary away, I think I should be safe. My moms a half blood so that makes me quatre blood. Well eighth if you count my werewolf side. It had been A week since the attack and everyone was starting to get afraid. I put my bag over my shoulders and head to my next lesson. 

"What was that?" I looked around I could faintly hear hissing in the walls. I followed the hissing until I went into a girls bathroom. Looking around I opened the door, no one was inside. I sighed but then saw the taps begin to open something tall was raising out of it. I ran out of the room as I heard it chase after me. Looking back I saw the things body. I froze still, unable to move. That was a basilisk. I knew it couldn't kill me, being a half dementor means that I couldn't die, I know that because I survived something that should have killed me when I was younger. One of the orphanage kids that it would be funny to push me off the building, by then I didn't know how to fly, so I fell ten stories. I didn't die but I broke a lot of bones. I looked at it in the eyes but then I felt everything go black.